Folding washstand



E. J. OLSON.

FOLDiNG WASHSTAND.

APPLICATION man SEPT- s. 1911.

1,325,107. Patented Dec. 16,1919.

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Application mm B eptember 5,1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN J. OLSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wheaton, in the county of Traverse, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Washstands, andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to washstands.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved form of foldingwashstand for use in households and under other circumstances where itis desirable or necessary to dispose of articles of furniture which areused only at brief periods during the day. The Washstand of my inventionis so c0nstructed that it may be readily folded into a compact bundleand placed in a closet, by a door or other suitable locality whichpermits of the storage of a flat package.

With the above objects in view, and such others relating to the detailsof construction, which may hereinafter appear, my invention will now befully set forth and described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view,

Fig. 4 is another detail sectional view,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a brace rod, and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing a further detail of thestructure.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a pair ofvertical standards which are connected by an upper cross bar 2 and alower cross bar 3. The upper cross bar 2 is spaced well below the upperends of the standards 1, so as to provide a clearance for a swingingmirror 4. Said mirror 4 is provided with laterally projected trunnions 5which operate in brackets 6 extended forwardly from the outer edges ofthe standards 1.

Mounted upon the inner edges of the standards 1 are the forwardlyrojectin-g brackets 7 to which are pivoted the rear corners of a shelfmember 8. Thus, the brackets 7 extend outwardly beyond the standards 1,and receive therebetween the assass of e er that Ea ned Dec. 16,

corners of the shelf, whose side edges are bound by metal straps 9. Therear ends of the straps 9 are apertured as at 10, over recesses 11 whichare cut into the material of the shelf. There are thereby providedsockets Within which the heads 12 of the bolts 13 are pivotallyreceived. The threaded ends of the bolts 13 project outwardly from theshelf member 8 and extend beyond the brackets 7 so as to receive thenuts 14.

Also, the straps 9 are lon itudinally provided with the slots 15 wiichoverlie recesses 16 formed in the edges of the shelf. There is therebyformed guide-ways for the heads 17 which are extended right angularlyfrom the ends of the brace bars 18. The opposite ends of the brace bars18 are provided with the right angular projections 19 which are threadedto receive the nuts 20 by means of which the projections 19 are securedwithin brackets 21 fastened to the outer edges of the standards 1 belowthe shelf 8. By the above described assemblage of parts, a simple andpractical folding shelf is provided.

In completing the washstand, a suitable soap dish 22 may be hinged toone standard and a hinged towel rack 23 mounted upon the other standardat suitable height, the towel rack being adapted to be swung inwardlyacross the standards when the structure is folded. If desired, the uppercross piece 2 may be located just above the upper edge of the shelf 8,when the latter is in its folded position, so that a turn button 24 maybe employed to hold the shelf in its upraised position.

In the use of the device, it may be either removably hooked to a wall orto any other support, so that it may be stored away when not in use, orelse it may be screwed to the wall, and merely folded when it is notrequired.

What I claim as my invention is A folding article of furniturecomprising a supporting frame having upper and lower pairs of perforatedbrackets, a shelf having a recess and a longitudinal channel in each endface, a plate secured to each end face and having a perforation and aslot registering With the corresponding recess and channel respectivelyand of lesser widths than said recess and channel, a pair of bolts eachdisposed with its head in a recess and its stem projecting through thecorresponding plate perforation and en laterally turned ends of the rodsbeing 10 gaged with a corresponding bracket of the ivotally engaged thecorresponding upper pair, a pair of rods each having its ower bracketsof the 'frame. ends laterally turned, one laterally turned. In testimonywhereof I affix my signature 5 end of each rod being headed and slidablyin the presence of two Witnesses.

disposed with its head in a channel and the EDWIN J. OLSON. athacentturned portion projecting throu h Witnesses: the corresponding plateslot and pivota y ANNA OLSON,

and slidably movable therein, the other OLGA QLSON.

